[wxpython-users] Full screen application

[Mike Driscoll]

Paul Scott wrote:
> By way of introduction, hello! My name is Paul. 
>
> I have just started playing around with Python and wxPython (being a PHP
> person for my day job) and have a quick question.
>
> As a start, I have given myself a project to create a game for my 2 year
> old son (who likes "pressing buttons on daddy's puta"). Basically, I am
> catching key events and displaying a relevant photo on screen (like he
> presses 'a' and gets a pic of an apple etc). One thing, though, is that
> he can still mess up my panels on my Gnome desktop with the mouse.
>
> What I would like to do, is to get the application to run fullscreen so
> that the desktop and panels are all hidden. Also, I don't suppose there
> is a way to disable the on/off switch on my laptop eh? ;)
>
> Any help would be appreciated - even if its a RTFM. I just need to know
> what to look for at least!
>
> Thanks
>
> --Paul
>   
I personally recommend PyGame, Python-Ogre or Pyglet as they're more for 
game programming in Python than wx is. I don't mean this to discourage 
you from using wxPython; I love it. But it's not really a gaming 
platform...however, there are people that use it as such on this list 
and I'm sure they can help you. In the meantime, check out what Python 
has to offer in this area:

http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonGames

Mike